Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-10


against the delivery of ice on Sunday.
The employees of the ice dealers de-
string rest and the dealers desiring
their teams 10 rest on Sunday they went
to the Mayor, and after comforting with
them, he directed the Chief of Police
TO report any cart seen delivering ice
on Sunday in violation OF the State law.
This was the exact status OF the matter.
Mr.. PAGE concurred in what had
been said by Mr.. Dickerson, and sup
plemented it by saying that he was in
formed that test case would soon be
made, so that the matter might be de-
cided by the Police Court, which has
jurisdiction over the case.
A motion TO lay on the table was lost,
and the Board. on the adoption OF the
resolution, voted an almost unanimous
" No."
GAS ALL NIGHT.
The resolution adopted by the Com
mon Council providing that the street
gas lamps be lighted at half hour
after sunset and be burned every night
from then until thirty minutes before
the sun rises was concurred in.
ELIGIBILITY TO oFFICES
At the last meeting of the Board MIR.
Murphy offered an ordinance-which
was referred to the City Attorney for his
opinion as TO its legality-to so amend
section 3 of chapter of the City Ordi-
nances so as to provide that no person
shall be elected or appointed to any
Office OF io$tion who is not n citizen
of the State Of Virginia and OF
the United States. and that
no person shall be employed in any OF
the city departments under the control
of the Council who is not locally
qualified resident voter, and not de.
lnquent in the payment to the city OF
any bill for taxes, water, or gas.
City Attorney Meredith sent his
opinion to the Board, saying that the
ordinance proposed to be amended was
illegal, and that any amendment would
Of course be likewise void.
The opinion and ordinance were re-
feircd TO the Committee on Ordinances.
Project TIE PARKS.
Nr. OtIey presented a resolution for
tie protection of the public parks OF
the city from being deprecated upon
by stock and cattle.
C0LoRED ARGOEv.
Mr.. Adams presented a petition, 0p-
proved by Colonel Spottswood, from
The coIored battalion, asking that an
slmory for the colored military be
erected. Referred.
THE COLoRED ALMsHoUsE.
Mr.. Otley introduced the following
RcsOlrcd Gy the CoUncH Of the city
Of HichmOnd, That special commit
tee, composed Of two from the Board
OF Aldermen and three from the Com
mon Council, investigate and report
to either branch of the City Council
such recommendation as in their judg-
ment they deem to the best interest oi
the city, as follows
I. TO investigate the colored aims
house with view to the fitness for the
purposes used.
?. To investigate the propriety OF
disposing of the same, together with
the ciiys lands on which it is located,
and the best plan for doing so yield
ing the most revenue to the city.
3. TO ascertain the probable cost o!
constructing a new colored almshouse
on lands owned by the city, also TO ap'
proximate what revenue might be
realized from the present tract on which
the cOlored almshOIse is situated by
squaring and grading the same aud
selling the property as lots or as d
whole, and the probable excess, If any,
in the cost of constructing new build
ing as indicated beyond the probable
receipts for the sale of the colored pro
periy.
Mr.. Otley said the reason why he
offered this resolution was that tho
present colored almshouse is in terri
lie condition and horribly overcrow1ed
The Committee for Relief of the Poor
were satisfied as TO what changes should
be made, but preferred that a specia
committee should make the inyestiga
tion.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
THE CITY's BANK ACCOUNT.
A communication was read from tn,
City Treasurer in response to a resolu
ton offered by Mr.. Page and adopted
by the board calling on him for the
average amount that the city had IL
bank during the past year. The paper
was laid on the table without being
read.
After making a personal examination
of the paper Mr.. Page offered the fol
lowing, which was adopted.
Reselred. That the Committee on Finance b'
directed 10 ascertain II any and what rate %
interest on the daily balances in favor OF thu
city can be obtained from the banks which are
the city repositories. and also that they be di-
rected 10 makc a similar inquiry as TO the
other banks Of the city.
The paper from the Treasurer showed
that the city kept on deposit last yeal
an average of over 100000.
Adjourned.
Personals ana Briefs.
Hon. Thomas Croxton, of Essex, is
stopping at the st. Claire.
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